to shrink the score once again to 25–20 with 3:42 left in the game. Lui Passaglia's 29-yard field goal with 1:25 left gave the Lions an eight-point lead. Anthony Calvillo and the Al's only had a small amount of time to work with to possibly tie up the game and send it into overtime. Calvillo hit receiver Ben Cahoon across the middle and Cahoon raced fifty-nine yards to pull the Alouettes to within two with 44 seconds left in the game. The Alouettes went for a two-point convert to tie the game and send it into overtime, but Calvillo's pass sailed over the head of a falling Thomas Haskins, who fell to the turf before the pass arrived. The play was not without controversy, with the Alouettes seeking a pass interference call, but none was called. Montreal attempted an onside kick, but Lions' receiver Alfred Jackson leapt over several Alouette players to recover the football, enabling the Lions to run out the clock. Trivia Lions Sean Millington received the game's most valuable Canadian. Lions running back Robert Drummond posted 122 rushing yards on 10 carries and was named the game's Most Valuable Player. This was the final game for Lions kicker Lui Passaglia who retired after the 2000 CFL season. He played in professional football for 25 years, the longest of any player in either the NFL or CFL. This was the first Grey Cup appearance for the reactivated Montreal Alouettes; their last Grey Cup appearance came in 1979, in a loss to the Edmonton Eskimos. The Lions became the first team in history to win the Grey Cup after posting a losing record in the regular season. 2000 CFL Playoffs West Division Semi-final (November 12 @ Edmonton, Alberta) BC Lions 34-32 Edmonton Eskimos Final (November 19 @ Calgary, Alberta) BC Lions 37-23 Calgary Stampeders East Division Semi-final (November 12 @ Hamilton, Ontario) Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22-20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Final (November 19 @ Montreal, Quebec) Montreal Alouettes 35-24 Winnipeg Blue Bombers References External links Grey Cup Grey Cup Grey Cups hosted in Calgary 2000 in Canadian football 2000 in Alberta Montreal Alouettes BC Lions 2000s in Calgary 2000 in Canadian television November 2000 sports events in Canada